New York    Last-minute errands often seem to pop up on Christmas and Christmas Eve, whether it’s buying a quick present or picking up one last ingredient. Many stores and offices are closed on the two holidays to give employees a chance to spend time with loved ones during the holiday season. This year, Christmas Eve falls on Tuesday, December 24, and Christmas falls on Wednesday, December 25. Before heading out, make sure to check the times of locally owned businesses. Here’s what’s open and closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day 2024. Albertsons Companies’ stores – Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco,…

Hundreds of thousands of eggs sold at Costcos that were part of a recall issued last month have a “reasonable” likelihood that consumption may cause serious health problems or death, due to being contaminated with salmonella, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). On Friday, the FDA slapped the Handsome Brook Farms eggs sold at Costco stores in the Southeastern United States with the highest risk level of Category 1.Category 1, the FDA notes on its site, means there is a recall in which there is “a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative…

London    King Charles III has ended royal warrants for Cadbury and Unilever, which owns brands including Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s, in a blow to the household names. Charles announced the second set of warrants of his reign late last week, recognizing the included brands and companies as royal suppliers and allowing them to feature the Royal Arms on their packaging. But the list did not include British chocolatiers Cadbury, which had held a warrant since Queen Victoria’s reign in the 19th century, or UK consumer goods giant Unilever (UL). No reason was given for the discontinuation of the…

It Ends With Us actor Brandon Sklenar chose holiday cheer as Blake Lively‘s lawsuit against their costar and director Justin Baldoni made headlines. Sklenar, 34, was spotted getting festive with Miles Teller and his wife, Keleigh Teller, along with Chace Crawford and more friends. “Annual white elephant x @drinkolipop 🐘 🎄,” Keleigh, 32, captioned an Instagram photo dump on Sunday, December 22. She shared a glimpse of holiday decor — including stockings and a dazzling Christmas tree — and included a group shot of the guests. Sklenar could be seen in the back corner as partygoers showed off their gifts.…

Last night, CBS aired the 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, hosted by Queen Latifah. Honored recipients included the acclaimed director and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and singer Grace VanderWaal paid tribute to the director with a performance of The Impossible Dream from the musical Man of La Mancha. Watch the performance here.Other honorees for the 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors included the legendary American rock band the Grateful Dead (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, the late Phil Lesh, Bobby Weir), blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Bonnie Raitt, jazz trumpeter, pianist, and composer Arturo Sandoval and The Apollo, which will receive a special Honors as…

Credit: Paul Drinkwater/NBC Sophia Bush Bush, who starred on Chicago P.D. from 2014 to 2017, was married to One Tree Hill costar Chad Michael Murray from April 2005 to December 2006. After relationships with James Lafferty, Austin Nichols, Dan Fredinburg and Soffer, she began dating Grant Hughes in 2020. The pair announced their engagement in August 2021. Bush and Hughes got married at Philbrook Art Museum in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, on June 11, 2022. Us confirmed in August 2023 that Bush filed for divorce from Hughes after 13 months of marriage. She started sparking romance rumors with soccer star Ashlyn Harris in…

The migrant from Guatemala who was arrested in connection to the heinous death of a woman set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday was previously deported.Sebastin Zapeta, 33, was arrested by Border Patrol on June 1, 2018, after he crossed illegally into Sonoita, Arizona, and was deported by the Trump administration just days later on June 7, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Marie Ferguson told Fox News.Ferguson added that Zapeta then re-entered the U.S. illegally “on an unknown date and location.”She added that after Zapeta is charged and details…

As the holiday season gets underway, Americans are preparing to spend big on baking ingredients. Butter consumption, for example, grew 16% last November and December compared to the rest of 2023, according to USDA data. On average, Americans consumed 6.5 pounds of butter last year, a number that’s been on the rise. Prices of staples like flour, sugar and milk have been steadily climbing for the past five years, as have the prices for many grocery items, according to the CBS News Price Tracker. Egg prices have skyrocketed 160% since 2019, due in part to shortages linked to several outbreaks of…

Get ready to sing along with Elphaba and Glinda with a brand-new clip of Defying Gravity from Wicked. In the clip, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande sing a snippet of the familiar number which includes on-screen lyrics for viewers to easily join in with the performance.Beginning December 25, select theaters will host special sing-along screenings that feature these on-screen lyrics, along with a special introduction from Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande. A special sing-along version of the soundtrack is available now as well.The sing-along screenings will be presented in standard format theaters, with most locations offering multiple showtimes on December 25.…

The violence, which comes as Germany prepares for snap elections in February, has left the nation in mourning and its sense of security deeply shaken. ADVERTISEMENTA makeshift memorial for the victims of the Magdeburg Christmas market attack continued to grow on Monday as mourners added tributes and flowers near the scene of the car-ramming incident. Mourners also laid flowers at the Johanniskirche, a church a short walk from the scene of the attack where at least five people, including a nine-year-old boy, were killed on Friday after a man drove a car into the busy market. Over 200 people were…

Kevin Mazur/WireImage Taylor Swift is making a young fan’s day just before Christmas! Earlier this month, the pop star, 35, visited sick pediatric patients at the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City ahead of the holidays, and one young girl, named Naya, took a liking to Swift’s outfit. “Thank you for saying my outfit was tea,” Swift told Naya while signing a copy of her Eras Tour Book during the December 12 visit, as documented by Naya via TikTok. Well, fast forward to just a week later, and now Naya can dress exactly like Swift. In a video shared via…

Cooking at home isn’t always easy, especially when there are so many restaurant and fast food options out there. If your resolution for the new year is to cook more at home, make it easy on yourself with these kitchen gadgets.Find cooking alternatives like Instant Pots, Ninja Foodis and electric hot pots or cook breakfast in minutes with waffle makers and breakfast sandwich makers.With Christmas quickly approaching, shipping companies announced their shipping deadlines to receive items in time for the holiday. For FedEx and UPS, the ground shipping deadline is December 18th, versus December 14th when shipped through USPS. But…

Teamster drivers have expanded their strike against Amazon mere days before Christmas, and thousands are staying strong, vowing to hold out for as long as it takes to bring the online retail giant to the table. Teamster driver Christopher Velez is among those marching in the picket line. Standing outside in frigid twelve-degree temperatures early Monday in Maspeth, New York, he spoke with FOX Business’ Madison Alworth about the ongoing strike.”Put yourself in our shoes,” he said. “We’re out here. We’re fighting for something. We’re tired of being abused as slaves. Slavery ended a long time ago, so I’m just…

NEW YORK — The Container Store has filed for bankruptcy protection as the storage and organizational goods retailer with roots dating back to the 1970s grapples with mounting losses and cash flow shortages.The Texas company has faced increasing competition from retailers like Target and Walmart at the same time that demand for its goods is under strain in a rough housing market, where soaring prices and elevated mortgage rates have stunted sales.Under Chapter 11 protection, The Container Store will continue to operate while it restructures.The company said Sunday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection in Texas. The filing arrives…

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway Awards… Don’t miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. Winners will be announced in January.This year the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards include over 100 cities across America, Canada, Central and South America, Europe, and Asia.2024 BroadwayWorld Off-Broadway StandingsBest Costume Design (Off-Broadway)Oriana Sophia – LA LLAMADA – Spanish Theatre Repertory Company, Ltd. (aka Repertorio Español) 22%Dede Ayite…